For five years now, we have had a conversation much like this one at some point during the racing season — or in this case, the preseason.

We talk about what Wyatt Lantz accomplished on June 14, 2009, and how it has stood the test of time.

Lantz started 16th in the modified feature that evening — and won. No one since has started deeper in a feature field since and took the checkers. (Ironically, the same night Lantz started 16th and won, Jim Powell started 15th in the now-defunct hobby stock lineup and also won!)

Back on that June night in mid-2009, what Lantz accomplished didn’t seem like that big of a deal. Don’t get me wrong, the night he did it was fun to watch unfold, but never did I think that accomplishment would have gone untouched like it has.

Realistically, what has helped make Lantz’s effort remain No. 1 for so long has been a combination of diminished car counts in some classes, and in some cases a different way of setting the (larger) feature fields. In particular, the late models and modifieds now normally have their fastest cars starting up front, which all but eliminates the possibility of someone coming from near or at the rear of the field and winning.

Here’s a look at the Bullring drivers who have started the deepest and won in the regular weekly series since Lantz turned his trick.